Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts rate CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum presently has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential downside of 12.20%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $82.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.03%. Given Kaiser Aluminum's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kaiser Aluminum is more favorable than Century Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is CENX or KALU more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.05%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 18.02% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Aluminum	4.94%	18.02%	6.21%
Kaiser Aluminum	2.05%	8.03%	2.41%

Does the media refer more to CENX or KALU?

In the previous week, Kaiser Aluminum had 8 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum and 3 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.75 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kaiser Aluminum	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	1.36	$336.80M	$1.16	27.98
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.42	$46.80M	$3.89	20.07

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CENX or KALU?

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.52, meaning that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.